Hajj and Umrah News - South Africa

6 Jan 2020

Saudi Arabia Extends Visa Policy

The Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (SCTH) announced that visitors can now use existing UK, US, and Schengen area country visas to obtain Saudi Arabia visitor visas at airport arrivals regardless of their citizenship.

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5 Jan 2020

137,198 Bangladeshis to perform Hajj this year

A total of 137,198 pilgrims will go to Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh this year for performing Hajj this year. Among them, 120,000 people will perform Hajj under private management and 17,198 others under government management, reports UNB.

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5 Jan 2020

Civil Society Honors Hajj Service Providers

Independent Hajj Reporters, a civil society organisation that monitors and reports hajj activities said it has concluded arrangement to hold its 2019 Hajj Excellence Awards to honour hajj service providers that serve Nigerian pilgrims during 2019 hajj.

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